We've all heard the saying, "think outside the box," but it turns out the cliché might hold some truth to it. In a recent study published in Psychological Science, researchers found that people who acted out the metaphor could indeed boost creativity.

When we experience an "aha!" moment, our brains experience very high gamma activity as new neural networks are formed. Psychology Today writer Dan Goleman offers some advice on triggering creative ideas:

A recent psychological study in Science suggests we may be changing the way we store memory. Instead of remembering facts and information, we have started to remember where we can find the information online.

Social occasions can be challenging for introverts. One way to break out of your shell or at least be more comfortable in those trying social situations is to enlist the help of a more outgoing friend.

You can come up with a thousand reasons why you shouldn't do something, but it can be far more difficult to find one good motivational reason to move your forward. Getting past this problem may be as simple as reframing your excuses to help eliminate them altogether.

Here's another reason to stand up tall: When going through a painful experience, whether physical or emotional, your posture can make difference in how stressful or painful the event is for you, studies suggest.

Preparing for the unknown can be pretty daunting when you're completely out of your element. Scott Belsky, founder and CEO of Behance, suggests that the key is to imagine yourself in the shoes of someone else who regularly deals with your particular situation.

If you've ever gotten sick eating or drinking something and smelled that same food or drink later on in life, just its odor was probably enough to make you feel a little nauseous again. Our brain has the ability to recreate a feeling based on an anchored memory, and while that can sometimes make you feel sick it can…

When we look at procrastination, we see it as a choice. Instead of doing our work, we opt to watch television (for example). What's really happening when we procrastinate is allowing an involuntary action to take place. This is because free will isn't exactly what we think it is.

There's something about live events that motivate us more than stale, old ones, and it's tied to the effects of suspense. Even if you don't know how something is going to turn out in the end, when you know the answer is easily obtainable you're going to be less-motivated to find it the hard way. This can cause…